Obituaries

Katherine Bellay

Katherine Bellay

May 12, 2011

Katherine Bellay, 98, of Star City, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Golden Living Center. Katherine was born in Greyâs Landing, PA on October 25, 1912, the daughter of the late Alex and Mary Bakos Bellay. She was a member of St. Maryâs Russian Orthodox Church. Katherine will be dearly missed by a niece, a nephew and her...

Tracy Sanders

Tracy Sanders

May 12, 2011

Tracy Duane Sanders, 51, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.Tracy was born in Warren, OH on March 25, 1960, the son of the late Wallace Gail Sanders and the late Georgia Fern (Runner) Sanders.Tracy was a graduate of Morgantown High School. At the time of his death he worked for...

Geraldine Bishoff

Geraldine Bishoff

May 11, 2011

Geraldine Blackshire Bishoff, 92, of Pueblo, CO and formerly of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday morning, May 11, 2011 at Sangre De Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care of Pueblo, CO.Geraldine was born in Morgantown on February 4, 1919, a daughter of the late Charles Harley Blackshire and the late Lena Rivers Wilson Blackshire.Survivors include her daughter, Toni Lee Bishoff Bailey...

John Phd

John Phd

May 9, 2011

John R. Hamilton, PhD, 86, of Park Hills, Morgantown, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011, at Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and early American tool collecting but his real passion was for his family, and he cherished the relationship he had with his wife, children and spouses, and grandchildren.John was born April 22, 1925,...

Tammy Smith

Tammy Smith

May 8, 2011

Tammy Marie Smith, 40, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011, surrounded by her family and close friends. She was born on August 25, 1970, in Morgantown, the daughter of Bonnie Marie Tennant Evanoff. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday and Bible School. Tammy worked as a teacherâs assistant at...

Edward Jr

Edward Jr

May 7, 2011

Edward Joseph Monahan, Jr., 97, of Heritage Point, Morgantown, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Sundale Nursing Home.Ed was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 27, 1913, a son of the late Edward Joseph Monahan, Sr. and Nellie Thompson Monahan.Ed graduated with a BS in 1935 from St. Thomas College, St Paul, MN and post graduate work, University...

Elizabeth Reseter

Elizabeth Reseter

May 5, 2011

Elizabeth Sarah âLibbyâ Reseter, 89, of Walnut Hill Rd., Morgantown and formerly of Dentâs Run Rd., Morgantown, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 at home with her family and kind and loving caregiver of three years, Loretta Maestle, present..Libby was born in Fairmont on March 8, 1922, the daughter of the late Joseph Ray and Effie Laura Clapper Fisher.Survivors...

Sandra Lewis

Sandra Lewis

May 3, 2011

Sandra Lynn Lewis, 62, of Granville, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Morgantown on June 12, 1948, a daughter of the late John Clemsic and the late Leona (Weaver) Clemsic.

Survivors include her companion, Daniel Varner, with whom she made her home two children, Candance Lewis Brooks and...

Bill Nicholson

Bill Nicholson

May 2, 2011

Billy Donald âBarnseyâ Nicholson, 71, of Beulah Road, Morgantown, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at his residence surrounded by family and friends..Barnsey was born in Morgantown on March 8, 1940, a son of the late George Dewey Nicholson and the late Margie Margretta (Murray) Nicholson.Survivors include his wife, Shirley McDonald Nicholson two sons, John Luther Nicholson and his...

John Sr

John Sr

May 1, 2011

John âJackâ R. Hails, Sr., 85, of Collins Ferry Rd, Morgantown, and formerly of Bentleyville, PA, passed away Sunday evening, May 1, 2011, at Monongalia General Hospital.Jack was born in Trauger, PA on September 13, 1925, a son of the late Walter Muir and Gladys (Grigor) Hails.He was a long time member of Rock Forge Presbyterian Church and was...

Mark Fichtner

Mark Fichtner

Apr 27, 2011

Mark William Fichtner, 52, of Masontown formerly of Tyrone Road, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at his residence.Mark was born in Morgantown on March 25, 1959, the son of William Fichtner and the late Etta Mae Wright Fichtner.He graduated from University High School in 1977, after high school he began Charter Engineering which later became Francis Engineering. Mark...

Rose Panson

Rose Panson

Apr 27, 2011

Rose Catherine Panson, 85, of Morgantown passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Ruby Memorial Hospital after a short illness.Rose was born in Morgantown on June 26, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Salvadore Sam) and Antionette Basile. Rose was a member of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church and was a retired real estate agent for...

Ethel Rogers

Ethel Rogers

Apr 24, 2011

Ethel L. Rogers, 71, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Madison Nursing & Rehab of Morgantown, with her family by her side.Ethel was born in Morgantown on February 26, 1940, the daughter of the late Oscar and Leo McCartney Metheny.She was Baptist by faith.She had been employed as a machine operator with the former Sterling Faucet...

Drusilla Brison

Drusilla Brison

Apr 21, 2011

Drusilla âDrewâ Brison of Morgantown, WV passed away April 21, 2011, after a three month battle with cancer. She was born Jan 15, 1920, in Baltimore, MD.She was a former member of Drummond Chapel Methodist Church, now a member of Calvary Methodist Church of Cheat Lake. She was seamstress for Virginia Chittum Dance School and Charlotte Dance Studio for...

Larry Osecky

Larry Osecky

Apr 16, 2011

Larry Allen Osecky, 58, of Cassville Mt. Morris Road, Morgantown, went to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer Saturday, April 16, 2011.Larry was born in Morgantown on July 23, 1952, the son of Helen Jean Gamble Osecky of Morgantown and the late Stanley Osecky.He was employed by H. B. Arrison/Interstate Lumber for over 35 years.Larry...

Edward Horton

Edward Horton

Apr 11, 2011

Edward E. "Big E" Horton, 72, of the Old Cheat Road in Morgantown, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011, at Monongalia General Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family.Ed was born in Morgantown on February 28, 1939, the son of the late Robert and Mildred Boyles Horton.He was a member of the Woodland United...

Fred Bosley

Fred Bosley

Apr 10, 2011

Fred A. Bosley, 72, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011, at his residence.Fred was born in Morgantown on February 5, 1939, the son of the late James L. and Helen J. Flowers Bosley.He previously attended Hagans United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Moose Lodge of Morgantown. Fred loved taking his grandchildren hunting and fishing...

Cleatus Wilson

Cleatus Wilson

Apr 10, 2011

Cleatus E. âCleatâ Wilson, 82, Morgantown, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011, at his residence.Cleatus was born in Waynesburg, PA on January 12, 1929, the son of the late Stanley and Mildred Wilson.He graduated from Clay Battelle High School in 1946 and served in the U.S. Air Force. He also attended The Church of Christ. He retired as an...

Edward Jr

Edward Jr

Apr 7, 2011

Edward Marvin Steel, Jr., 92, of Morgantown passed away April 7, 2011, after a short illness.Ed was born on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of the late Edward and Judith Wilkes Steel. He graduated from Harvard University in the class of '40. He served as a pilot in World War II and was a...

Margaret Hamrick

Margaret Hamrick

Apr 7, 2011

Margaret Lucille Murray Hamrick, 92, a three year resident of Fayetteville, WV, and formerly of Morgantown passed away Thursday afternoon, April 7, 2011 at her daughter's residence in Fayetteville after an extended illness.Born November 3, 1918 in Morgantown, she was a daughter of the late Sam Chapman and the late Edna Faye Murray.Survivors include her five children, Donald Siefert,...